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Kiribati vs Laos statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kiribati has a population of 135K (ranked 180/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Kiribati's land area is 313 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 173rd vs. 79th).

By GDP, Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

Kiribati Laos
Population
138067
7954155
Population rank 180/197 103/197
GDP
$308M
2024
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 192/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$2,289
2024
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 151/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,702
2024
$9,788
2024
Government debt
$30.5M
2024
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.77%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$226.9
2024
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank 181/185 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,170
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
313 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
430 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.15
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
23.8 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Kiribati and Laos: Comparison Charts

Kiribati and Laos economies compared

GDP
Kiribati

Laos
Year GDP
Kiribati Laos
1970 $11,560,877 -
1971 $12,356,134 -
1972 $15,314,346 -
1973 $25,645,040 -
1974 $69,256,489 -
1975 $44,547,454 -
1976 $33,246,817 -
1977 $31,335,459 -
1978 $36,563,965 -
1979 $34,466,197 -
1980 $33,157,723 -
1981 $35,267,489 -
1982 $32,742,713 -
1983 $31,000,546 -
1984 $34,394,167 $1,757,142,856
1985 $26,126,615 $2,366,666,616
1986 $25,993,009 $1,776,842,097
1987 $29,554,413 $1,087,273,104
1988 $38,278,810 $598,961,269
1989 $37,645,319 $714,046,821
1990 $36,534,295 $865,559,879
1991 $41,247,792 $1,028,087,972
1992 $61,491,369 $1,127,806,945
1993 $58,953,596 $1,327,748,690
1994 $67,055,334 $1,543,606,345
1995 $68,596,395 $1,763,536,305
1996 $81,456,854 $1,873,671,550
1997 $80,205,807 $1,747,011,857
1998 $74,905,706 $1,280,177,839
1999 $77,323,978 $1,454,430,642
2000 $74,910,527 $1,731,198,022
2001 $64,935,850 $1,768,619,058
2002 $74,743,869 $1,758,176,653
2003 $96,105,619 $2,023,324,407
2004 $104,085,892 $2,366,398,120
2005 $113,895,437 $2,735,558,735
2006 $112,338,353 $3,455,030,061
2007 $138,054,946 $4,223,152,739
2008 $147,017,895 $5,446,433,157
2009 $140,177,384 $5,836,137,330
2010 $165,458,433 $7,131,771,015
2011 $195,970,140 $8,750,104,617
2012 $207,001,546 $10,192,846,339
2013 $201,730,861 $11,983,252,627
2014 $200,287,282 $13,279,245,886
2015 $191,559,399 $14,426,380,126
2016 $206,467,819 $15,912,501,723
2017 $222,875,736 $17,071,155,481
2018 $233,514,717 $18,141,641,090
2019 $216,985,388 $18,740,561,513
2020 $220,897,999 $18,981,805,250
2021 $285,259,894 $18,827,148,531
2022 $270,040,457 $15,468,785,204
2023 $288,610,732 $15,843,155,731
2024 $307,862,547 $16,502,933,121

Kiribati and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
Kiribati

Laos
Year GDP per capita
Kiribati Laos
1970 $201 -
1971 $210.7 -
1972 $256.2 -
1973 $422 -
1974 $1,131 -
1975 $730 -
1976 $548 -
1977 $520 -
1978 $611 -
1979 $573 -
1980 $542 -
1981 $568 -
1982 $519 -
1983 $483 -
1984 $527 $483
1985 $393 $633
1986 $382 $462
1987 $424 $274.7
1988 $536 $147.1
1989 $515 $170.4
1990 $488 $200.7
1991 $540 $231.8
1992 $792 $247.3
1993 $748 $283.4
1994 $838 $321
1995 $844 $358
1996 $986 $371
1997 $953 $339
1998 $874 $243.9
1999 $887 $272.3
2000 $845 $319
2001 $719 $320
2002 $810 $313
2003 $1,021 $355
2004 $1,083 $409
2005 $1,162 $466
2006 $1,123 $579
2007 $1,353 $697
2008 $1,411 $886
2009 $1,317 $935
2010 $1,522 $1,126
2011 $1,771 $1,362
2012 $1,844 $1,564
2013 $1,772 $1,813
2014 $1,737 $1,981
2015 $1,640 $2,121
2016 $1,743 $2,303
2017 $1,853 $2,432
2018 $1,913 $2,545
2019 $1,751 $2,589
2020 $1,752 $2,584
2021 $2,222 $2,526
2022 $2,070 $2,046
2023 $2,178 $2,067
2024 $2,289 $2,124

Kiribati vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kiribati

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
Kiribati Laos
1950 45.7 38.9
1951 45.8 39.2
1952 45.9 39.4
1953 46 39.7
1954 46.1 40
1955 46.3 40.3
1956 46.5 40.6
1957 46.8 40.9
1958 47.1 41.2
1959 47.5 40.7
1960 48 41
1961 48.5 41.3
1962 49 42.3
1963 49.7 41.5
1964 50.4 41.9
1965 51 42.2
1966 51.7 42.3
1967 52.5 42.9
1968 53.1 43.2
1969 53.8 43.5
1970 54.4 43.8
1971 54.9 44.1
1972 55.3 44.4
1973 55.8 44.7
1974 56.1 45.9
1975 56.4 46.1
1976 56.6 46
1977 56.1 46.4
1978 56.9 46.8
1979 57.1 47.5
1980 57.3 48.6
1981 57.5 49.2
1982 57.8 49.9
1983 58.1 50.5
1984 58.4 51
1985 58.7 51.6
1986 59.1 52.1
1987 59.6 52.6
1988 60.1 53.1
1989 60.5 53.6
1990 61 54
1991 61.5 54.7
1992 62 55.1
1993 62.4 55.6
1994 62.8 55.8
1995 63.1 56.3
1996 63.5 56.8
1997 63.8 57.3
1998 64.1 57.5
1999 64.4 57.9
2000 64.7 58.3
2001 64.9 58.9
2002 65.1 59.3
2003 65.3 59.6
2004 65.4 60.1
2005 65.5 60.7
2006 65.6 61.1
2007 65.7 61.7
2008 65.7 62.2
2009 65.8 63
2010 65.9 63.7
2011 65.9 64.5
2012 65.9 65.1
2013 65.9 65.7
2014 65.9 66.3
2015 65.8 66.7
2016 65.8 67
2017 65.8 67.3
2018 65.8 67.6
2019 65.9 67.9
2020 65.2 68.3
2021 64.1 67.8
2022 66.3 68.7
2023 66.5 69
2024 66.6 69.2
2025 66.7 69.5

Kiribati and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
Kiribati

Laos
Year Population
Kiribati Laos
1960 47,157 2,121,514
1961 48,323 2,169,796
1962 49,538 2,219,910
1963 50,791 2,271,061
1964 52,088 2,322,826
1965 53,439 2,376,200
1966 54,425 2,431,084
1967 54,996 2,487,715
1968 55,529 2,546,377
1969 56,360 2,606,959
1970 57,510 2,669,702
1971 58,652 2,734,628
1972 59,778 2,801,660
1973 60,824 2,870,573
1974 61,219 2,939,761
1975 60,987 3,005,521
1976 60,661 3,064,876
1977 60,267 3,118,923
1978 59,864 3,171,740
1979 60,172 3,228,202
1980 61,148 3,292,573
1981 62,121 3,366,631
1982 63,134 3,450,026
1983 64,169 3,541,001
1984 65,228 3,637,843
1985 66,496 3,739,985
1986 68,059 3,846,715
1987 69,733 3,957,612
1988 71,427 4,072,601
1989 73,147 4,190,974
1990 74,855 4,311,955
1991 76,367 4,435,118
1992 77,641 4,559,646
1993 78,841 4,685,060
1994 80,021 4,809,220
1995 81,234 4,929,409
1996 82,623 5,045,678
1997 84,147 5,152,011
1998 85,657 5,248,266
1999 87,126 5,340,784
2000 88,613 5,431,212
2001 90,335 5,521,482
2002 92,264 5,610,889
2003 94,175 5,697,945
2004 96,085 5,781,626
2005 98,035 5,869,523
2006 100,017 5,963,200
2007 102,068 6,056,236
2008 104,222 6,148,969
2009 106,467 6,241,642
2010 108,704 6,334,194
2011 110,647 6,426,590
2012 112,284 6,518,978
2013 113,838 6,611,385
2014 115,326 6,703,172
2015 116,815 6,801,645
2016 118,478 6,908,802
2017 120,275 7,018,147
2018 122,084 7,128,045
2019 123,921 7,237,636
2020 126,099 7,346,533
2021 128,377 7,453,194
2022 130,469 7,559,007
2023 132,530 7,664,993
2024 134,518 7,769,819

Fertility rates in Kiribati and Laos

Fertility rate
Kiribati

Laos
Year Fertility rate
Kiribati Laos
1960 6.44 6.29
1961 6.48 6.31
1962 6.42 6.31
1963 6.35 6.32
1964 6.29 6.31
1965 6.26 6.32
1966 6.23 6.31
1967 6.11 6.31
1968 5.98 6.3
1969 5.85 6.3
1970 5.71 6.31
1971 5.55 6.3
1972 5.37 6.28
1973 5.2 6.28
1974 5.09 6.29
1975 5.02 6.29
1976 4.96 6.29
1977 4.96 6.29
1978 4.97 6.3
1979 4.97 6.31
1980 4.96 6.33
1981 4.96 6.35
1982 4.95 6.37
1983 4.91 6.38
1984 4.91 6.37
1985 4.91 6.33
1986 4.87 6.26
1987 4.81 6.21
1988 4.73 6.16
1989 4.69 6.1
1990 4.67 6.06
1991 4.64 5.99
1992 4.57 5.9
1993 4.49 5.8
1994 4.44 5.6
1995 4.42 5.36
1996 4.43 5.15
1997 4.37 4.96
1998 4.29 4.79
1999 4.18 4.64
2000 4.07 4.43
2001 3.96 4.29
2002 3.81 4.13
2003 3.7 4.02
2004 3.73 3.9
2005 3.76 3.69
2006 3.82 3.56
2007 3.87 3.44
2008 3.9 3.33
2009 3.91 3.23
2010 3.9 3.14
2011 3.88 3.05
2012 3.77 2.95
2013 3.64 2.87
2014 3.52 2.8
2015 3.44 2.8
2016 3.38 2.74
2017 3.34 2.69
2018 3.32 2.63
2019 3.29 2.59
2020 3.25 2.54
2021 3.22 2.49
2022 3.18 2.46
2023 3.15 2.42

Kiribati and Laos demographics compared

Median age
Kiribati

Laos
Year Median age, years
Kiribati Laos
1960 18.8 19.2
1961 18.5 19.2
1962 18.3 19.1
1963 18.2 19
1964 18.1 19
1965 18 18.9
1966 17.9 18.9
1967 17.7 18.9
1968 17.6 18.8
1969 17.5 18.8
1970 17.5 18.7
1971 17.6 18.7
1972 17.6 18.7
1973 17.7 18.7
1974 17.8 18.6
1975 18 18.5
1976 18.1 18.4
1977 18.2 18.3
1978 18.3 18.1
1979 18.4 18
1980 18.7 17.9
1981 18.9 17.9
1982 19 17.8
1983 19.2 17.8
1984 19.4 17.8
1985 19.6 17.8
1986 19.8 17.8
1987 19.9 17.8
1988 20.1 17.9
1989 20.2 17.9
1990 20.2 17.9
1991 20.2 17.9
1992 20.1 17.9
1993 20 17.9
1994 19.8 17.9
1995 19.7 17.9
1996 19.6 17.9
1997 19.6 18
1998 19.6 18
1999 19.6 18
2000 19.7 18.1
2001 19.8 18.2
2002 19.9 18.4
2003 20.1 18.5
2004 20.3 18.7
2005 20.5 18.9
2006 20.7 19.2
2007 20.9 19.6
2008 21 20
2009 21.2 20.5
2010 21.3 21
2011 21.5 21.4
2012 21.7 21.9
2013 21.9 22.3
2014 22.1 22.7
2015 22.3 23
2016 22.5 23.3
2017 22.7 23.6
2018 22.9 23.8
2019 23 24.1
2020 23.2 24.4
2021 23.3 24.7
2022 23.5 25
2023 23.6 25.3
2024 23.8 25.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kiribati Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$487M
2024
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
126.6%
2025
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
16.4%
2023
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel n/a
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.1%
2025
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.79%
2023
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP
65.7%
2022
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.86%
2022
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
51.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2019
31.2%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2019
3%
2018
Total reserves including gold n/a
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$14.7M
2024
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
12,000
2019
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
17.6%
2017
3.51%
2020
Banked people share n/a
37.7%
2024

Energy

Kiribati Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
107.8 kg
2007
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.6
2007
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.1 megatons
2023
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2022
49.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
54.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-49%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,264 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
16.4%
2021
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
95.9%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

Kiribati Laos
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
-471
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
58.4%
2024
38.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Average female height
5.28 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.7
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2025
33
2024
Higher education index n/a
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.17
2012
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.9
2019
17.9
2019
Visa free countries
128
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.6%
2020
75.6%
2023
English speaking
24.2%
2023
6%
2025
People using the Internet
88%
2023
63.6%
2023

Health

Kiribati Laos
Government health expenditure per capita
$217.7
2022
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1.71
2022
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2013
0.33
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.1
2023
39
2023
Obesity rate
46.9%
2022
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.7%
2022
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.72 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Kiribati Laos
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
2,325 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
131.3 sq mi
2025
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4.56 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length
416 mi
2017
24,598 mi
2009

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